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I am pleased to announce that Dodge College will be hosting the (CILECT) North America Sound & Storytelling Conference, March 22-24, 2018 at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts in Orange, California. Designed to appeal to those who have a broader interest in the art and craft of film and individuals who

Every so often, we’ll be spotlighting alumni and what they are up to these days. These Q&A sessions will give you a bit of insight into where the world has taken them since graduation. This week, the spotlight is on Michael Pruss (MFA/FTP ’05) who utilized passion, preparation and perseverance to rise to the ranks

Here are some career-related opportunities for the week of December 11, courtesy of our friends in the Career and Professional Development Department! Announcements: Need help tailoring your resume for a specific position? Reach out to Barbara Doyle (bdoyle@chapman.edu)! Jobs and Internships: Film and TV Development Intern, Spring 2018 – Monami Entertainment *Unpaid* » Photo Intern,

Join us for a special evening with Academy Award®-winning American composer of music for films, television and video games, Michael Giacchino, Thursday, November 30 at 7 p.m. in Folino Theater. Giacchino composed the scores to the television series Lost, Alias and Fringe, the video game series Medal of Honor and Call of Duty and many

Dodge College invites you to An Evening with Sherry Lansing on Wednesday, November 29 at 7 p.m. in Folino Theater, located inside Marion Knott Studios (283 N. Cypress Street, Orange). During almost 30 years in the motion picture business, Sherry Lansing was involved in the production, marketing, and distribution of more than 200 films, including

Monday, November 6, 2017, 4 p.m. Cloobeck Screening Room, Digital Media Arts Center Q&A moderated by Professor Nam Lee Attend a screening of Spa Night (2016) written and directed by Andrew Ahn. It premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section at the 2016 Sundance film festival and won the Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance

Starting with Tom Teller’s sci-fi epic Icarus today, we hope to highlight some of the best work from our students releasing online for public viewing. The film, Tom’s spring 2016 undergraduate thesis, has had an incredible run on the film festival circuit. Starting with the Academy Award-Qualifying Show Me Shorts Festival in October 2016, traveling

“To have someone feel like they’ve experienced the same thing as you, that’s what we’re doing as filmmakers,” Oscar-winning director Mark Andrews (Brave) reflected to a room of burgeoning storytellers in professor Bill Kroyer’s History and Aesthetics of Digital Arts class. The Pixar director provided a live storyboarding demonstration, presenting a concept storyboard for Disney•Pixar’s The Incredibles and

When making a biographical film, it can be a struggle to artfully balance authenticity and movie magic. Location can make or break this balancing act and takes hours or pre-production time to achieve the overarching look and feel. “It’s not showing off, it was preparing [the set] to be as beautiful as the acting was,”

Join us for a screening of the year’s best animation featuring 16 international animated shorts at the 19th Annual Animation Show of Shows on Thursday, October 19 at 7 p.m. in Folino Theater. Presented by curator Ron Diamond. This event is free. Seating is first come. Learn more here.